Updates to Instructions for Use of Apollo BIB and Orbera Intragastric Balloon Systems

A Dear Healthcare Professional Letter has been issued by Emergo Singapore Consulting Pte Ltd to inform healthcare professionals of an update to the Instructions of Use (IFU) of Apollo Endosurgery’s intragastric balloon systems. The IFU update include communication on the residual risks of gastric and esophageal perforation, the warnings and precautions related to pregnancy and patients at higher risk of aspiration, and clarification for an existing warning on bowel obstruction. The updates are intended to bring about awareness to the user of these noted complications and potentially improve early detection. Please refer to the letter for details.
Healthcare professional, Medical devices
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Dear Healthcare Professional Letters

12 Dec 2019

Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of the letters can be found on the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP), a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://www.hpp.moh.gov.sg and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Select your profession under 'For Healthcare Professionals’.

Step 2: Click on 'Restricted Content' and log in via SingPass.

Step 3: Click on the MOH Alert icon under ‘Applications’.

Step 4: Click on the Drug Alert tab to view the DHCPLs.